Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 20, 1891, Page 12

ECHOES FROM THE ANTE ROOM @Grand Oommander Gorman on the Ohio Split, REPUDIATES ~ THE GRAND LODGE. 'he Pythian Supreme Chancellor Re- bukes Proselytors—Consolidation in the National Union —Con= widering a N tual, The following circular from the oftico of the sovereign grand commandor of the An- olent and Accepted Scottish rite, United Btatos jurisdiction, dated September 7, 1801, s self-explanatory " To Al Brethren of OurObodience: Where. s, It has como to my knowlodge that Master Masons who wero afilliated with lodgoes work ing under warrants lssued by the most worshipful grand lodge of the state of Ohio, havo so far forgotten their duty and obliga- fons to thoir grand lodgo and their duty and bligations as Master Masons as o have raised the standara of revolution in that btato, and to have organized and caused to be incorporated under the law of the state of Ohio, o so-called “Grand Lodeo of Ancient and Accopted Masons” in opposition to he regular grand lodgo of Ohlo, and Whereas, Said so-called opposition grand Jodge has not been and cannot be acknowl kdged by any of the grand lodges of Free- nasons in the United States of America, and Whoreas, Any Master Mason desiring to becoma a member of, or retain membershin in any of the bodies subordinate to the su- prewe council sovereign grand inspectors genoral of the thirty-third and last degroe of the Ancient, and Accepted Scottish rite for the United States of America, their terri- torles and dopendencios, must be a memoer in good and regular standing of a lodge of Master Masons working under the jurisdic- tion of u rezular grand Lodge of Free and Accopted Masons acknowledved as such by all the grand lodges in the United States of America, Therefore, Inasmuch as the before men- tioned so-cailed opposition graud lodge is not #0 acknowledged, this s to sdmonish and warn all trethren of our obedionce against becoming members of any lodge acknowledg- 1ng said so-called opposition grand lodge, or in any way participating with them, or in niding or abetting its organization, existence or continuance, or with any subordinance Aodge or organization agting under its author- ity, and all subordinate bodies of our obedi ®nce are positively forbidden to receive any member of the so-called opposition grand lodge or any of its subordinate bodies into any of the bodies of our obedience under any circumstance whatever. Courteously and raternally Joux J. Gorwax, 332, Grand Commander. Jonx G, Banke, 93> Grand Secre neral. National Union. The two Omaha councils of the National Union were consolidated Tuesday ovening Jast under the guidance of Scnate Deputy W. E. Findlay. The new council rotained the namo of the younger of the two namel Omaha No. 449, The new body elected of cers as follows: President, Joseph ¥. Bar- ton: vice president, A. P. Connor; ex-presi- dont, W. E. Iindley; speaker, C. Hardy; secretary, &, . Mullen; financial secretary, R. J. Spoerri: treasurer, C. 5. Potter; chap- lain, E. M. Stannard; usher, W. B. Jacobs; sorgeant-at-arms, k. L. Sooy', doorkeeper, T O. Putnam: trustees, Dr. K. M. Stone, B. M. Stannard, H. M. Kauffman, Dr. Stone was choson as medical examiner. The new council has about eighi'y members in good standing. The consolidation will be celobrated in due and ample form about Oc- tober 1, by u banquet. A, O, U, W. At the last session of the supreme lodge a mow ritual was offered to that body for adop- tion. It was discussedat great length by the suprome lodge and was lmd over until the next session with the understanding that the Tepresentatives from each jurisdiction should 1ako it under consideration in the meantime. Tho two Nebraska representatives from Omaha, Messrs. Carr and Patten, decided to call @ mass meeting of all the lodges in this vicinity for tho purpose of discussing the proposed ritual and making such suggestions as might occur to the members, Accordingly & mass meeting of lodwes in this city, South Omaha and Council Bluffs was held Thurs- day night at the lodge room in the Barker block. ‘The attendance was not as large as ‘was expoctod but the meeting was an interest- ing one, and the new ritual was presented to those present for their considoration. K p The supreme chancellor hns issued a cirou lar containing the following pervinent sug- gestion: “The supreme chancellor has de- cided that members of the order shall not so licit friends to become members of the order. Tho custom of soliciting has boen greatly abused, and the suprome ‘chancellor is very dosirous that the practice should stop. 1t often happons that a party having been forced into the order by the continuous drum- ming of his friends turns out a very poor member and ends it being suspended.” Whon o candidute asks admssion to the order it should be by his own fros wiil and accord.’ regular monthly entertainment, of Triune lodge occurs Tuesday evening and a good programme has been arranged for the occasion. All members of Triuno aro ex- poctod to be present, aud members of the order genorally are invited. In view of the liberal railroad rates that have been established it is expected that 50,000 Odd Kellows will assemblo at St. Louis next week. The chief attraction will of course, be the military display by tho Patriarchs Militant at the faiv_grounds and the parade in the afternoon of September 21. The session of the soverelgn grand lodge will be an important one, and not the least exciting event of the meeting will be the election of grand sire. I. C. Campbell of Canada, is 1n line for promotion, but it is un- derstood there will be some opposition. The Elks. “Tho fivst coustitution of the order is a relic and a curiosity. 1t is a small, black book, 2igxi inches, and contains twelve pages, Of tho fiftecn original memoers ouly two are alive ind memoers of the order at present, Charles Vivian, who was elected to tho first office, but never filied 1t, was the son of an English clergyman. Ho is tho father of the “sociul sessions,” He dind in Loadvillo, Col., in 1850, and in 1889 Allen O. Myers vis- ited that pince on behalf of Boston lodge aud aided by members of Denver lodge and Wil- liam 1, Bechel of Omahn lodgo, tho romains were taken up aud sent to Boston, whoro Boston lodge guve thom an honored place in its beautiful grounds, 2. W. Alpha camp No. 1 of this city, has made all arrangements 1w give a’ Social entertainment Thursday, September 24, at their hall. A vory nice programme has been arrangod jucluding a littlo social hop. All sovereigus aud thoelr frionds are cordially invited to attend, e Wine! Orink Cook's Extra Dry Champagno. ¥ Wine! Pure juice naturally fermonted. Wine! Of forty yoars record. Try it. — CONNUBIALITIES, The Intest marriage engagemont rumorod by cable is that of Ouida 10 ex-King Milun, The engagement of Miss Louise Bayard, daughter of ex-Secretary of State Bayara, and Dr. Frank Avgell of New York is an: aounced. Dr. Paul Thorndike, who is engaged to marry Miss Ruohel 'Sherman, voungest daughter of the late General ‘Willam T, Sherman, 1s about 28 years old, The wedding of Mrs. Charles F. Livermore and Baron Raymond Selliore of Paris will b an ovent in the near future. It wil. bo cole. brated iu St. Mary’s Catbolic church at Now- port. Lady Olivia Taylour, who is s0on to be- come the bride of Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinck, i considered ono of the most beau- tiful wouen in London society. Her features are fine und regular and hor figure is tali and slight. Her bair is light, almost golden, ana sh e has a curious ‘white feather’ amongher tresses. 11 is not indicative of her character, nowever, forshe s @ lady of very high spirit. A Texas man advertised fora wife. He THE OMAHA DAIL | eacetved numerous answers, snd finally sot his affections on a New York girl who sent her photograph, and tho two were engaged to bo married. ' Then Mr, Texas was invited to go east, which ho did. He had never traveled 8o far bofore, and be fell in with thioves at_the end of the jourgey and was robbod and beaten. The girl saw him but would have nothing to do with him, saying that & man who couldn’t take care of himself couldn’t take care of her, The wadding of Mary Louisa Robinson and Franklin Gaylord in New York, was haracterizod by pretty originalities. 1 stead of tho regular wedding march t Hungarian band played the Hungarian wed- ding march, and the music was as delicious o the ear as the wedding supper to the pal- ate, Tho bride's father and mother, the Rev. and Mrs. Robinson, and tho groom and his brother, General Gaylord and Mrs. Gaylord entered and took their places in the rose wreathed chancel, temporarily provided 1n the drawing room, then bridesmaids camo from tho furthor end of tho spacious dining room holding white ribbous to form an aisle through which the bride and maid of honor ame, behind whom the bridemaids filed, as in the Virginia reel —— RELIGIOU: Rome has twenty-five Protestant churches, The American Biblo society holds in trust the sum of §74,700.50. The iucome is to be used for general benovoleut aud missionary purposes. Since 18% the population of Vermont has decreased 2 per cent, but the membership in the churches has in the meantime increased unearly 5 por cent. Tho Churchman announces that Bishop Talbot (piscopal) of Wyoming territory has declined his rocent election us bishop of the diocese of Georgia. Jardinal Manning is creditod with having given this text to Bisnop Patterson for a temperance serinon: “And they that bare tha bier stood still.’ The Congregntionalists are about to estab- lish a large educational institution at Olym- pia, Wash. Something over £0,000 has boen given away by one man, and others stand ready to assist as soon as the move is fully unaer way. News has been received of the death of Dr. Brunnow at Heidelberg, Germany, on the 20th of last month. Dr. Brunnow was the first director of tho observatory of the University of Michigan and the husband of President Tappan's daughter. The bulk of the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth S, Newton, who was killed on board che steam- snip Saale whilo en route to Burope ia June and which is valued at £00,000, goes by her will to the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal church Zor it sole use forever. Tue Central Union church (an American institution) ut Honolulu, Hawaii, has 500 members and as mauy in its Sunday scnool. Its new church edifice now building will cost §120,000. The plato collections amounts to over £,000 per year and in adaition to this over £20,000 is contributed for various educa- tional and mission purposes. to Russian sources the totul 342, OF these, are adherents of the Orthodox reh. Of the others, 11,000,000 are Pasce nites or “‘Sectariaus’’—i, 6., Stundites, etc.: 7,646,073 are Roman Catholics; 5,104,200 are Protestants (nearly all Lutherans): 2,620,000 are Jews, and )00,000 are Mohammedans and heathens, The prosent strength of Germau Metho- disim in America and Europe is represented by some 72,000 members aud probationers, with 700 traveling preachers and ten annuai and two mission couferences. Its member- ship in this country extends from Boston to San Francisco ana from Duluth to San Antonia, and kolds some $4,500,000 of church property. “Tho beardless priest is so only as a_matter of custom. Tnereis no edict upon the sub- ject. All the popes from adrian VI, to Inno- cent XIL, and all tho clergymen from ths cardinals’ to the voung clerics, including Ignatius Loyola, St. Francis Xavier, Francis do Sales, Vincent de Paul, the Cardinals Bellarmine and Itichelien, 'were bearded dignitaries of the church. 'Custom rules the priest as fashion does the woman. The Boston Congregationalist, with a view of getting accurate information as to the Sunday church attendance, took a census of church-goers in 11 wards of that city on August 16. There wers 22 churches or missions which were closed, and 74 in which services were held. Of these 61 were Prot- estant, 11 Catholic and 2 Jowish houses of worship. The results of the census were tabulated as follows: Attendanco AM P. M. Total Protestant....... 9,548 13,088 21,576 Jew. 78 152 Cattiol 2 49811 Totaly i i 060 The population of the wards examined was 172,441, EDUCATIONAL, The stato normal school at Ellensourgh, Wash., was dedicated Tuesday last. The school year openoc in New city with a vast army of boys and girls, estimated at 140,000, Three thousand children aro deprived of education in Philade'phin by reason of inade- quate quarters. The London School Board are educating 20,860 more scholurs now than they were threo yoars ago. The Univorsity of Michigan has deter- mined to add women professors ana lectur- ers to its facul Kov. William O. Thompson was inaugur- ated president of Miami university at Ox- ford, O., last Tuesday. A protty and practical idea is the opening of a millinery school 1n the City of Churches, which is proving great attraction to thé gir Third Assistant Secretary of State Moore, appoiuted by Cloveland, huas resigned his Washington offico 1n ordor to become pro- fessor of international law in the Columbian law school. ‘b number of students in German univer- sities during the past summer was 25,635, of whom tho evangelical students of theolozy were 4,273—moro by far than 1 any other siugle line of study. The aunouncoment that 15,000 students have folned the class of 184} to pursue a three-years' course under the Chantavquan system is one of the most suggestive current evouts in the progress of education. ‘The soholastic year of the Catholic univer. sity. of Washington, will begin on the 23nd inst. During the 'current vear a faculty of philosuphy and sciences will be crganizod, for which an additional building will bs orected. For the last ten yoars an army of small children has been knocking at the doors of New York City school houses, au army which at fiest numbered 50,000, and last year had beon reduced to 15,000, and by next year wiil probably be wiped out entiroly, The vacancy in the ohair of matnematics in the Rochestor univorsity, caused by the rosignation of Prof. Olds, has boen filled by the appoinument of Dr. Arthur L . Baker, of tho Stovens school of tochnology. Dr. Baker was graduated from the Rensselaer Polytech- nle institute in 187 Philadelphia Record: The living model of the Goddess of Liberty, Miss Anna M. Wil- liams, bogan her mnnual duties yesterday morning on the Bfth floor of the Girl's Noi mal school, at Soventovuth and Spring Gar- den stroots, whero she was busily engaged in toaching the graduates of olass “A” in kin- dergarton practice, The annual report of the school superin- tendent of San Francisco contains some curious figures. Tt appears that tho number of youths in the city between the ages of 5 and 17 and entitled by law to education at the public expense is 62,450, an incroase of about 1,300 over 1N%): but the total average attondanco at the public schools in 1501 wis ouly 81,509, ‘One-half of the children who might be attending sehool do not do 5o, And cqually curious to stute, the number of pupils’ now atiendiog school Is less by 37 thao it was in 1885, whon the population of the city was much less than it is. e . The 100th anniversary of the birth of Theodore Koernor, the German poet, will be colobrated in New York, September 25, and llvl’vpur:llhulr. aro being made on a great scale, few men did more than poor Koeruer to ud- vouca the cause of Cierman indepondenco. Ho died tho death of a hero on the fleld of battle when ouly twenty-two years old. His famous song, “Du Schwaert an Meiner Lin- ken,"” remaius ono of tho most popular com- positions in German literaturs. ' Its lines Dave iuspired wuny u youug ofcer to deeds glory, HAS A PULL WITH PLUVIUS. A Senator from Ohoyenne Talks About Melbourne, the Rain Maker. HIS OPERATIONS ALL OUT OF SIGHT, Pittsburg Looking for Smoke Con- sumers—Steategic Value of the Canadian Pacific—Oali- fornia and Palmer, Criicaco, TIL, Sept. 16.—[Special to Tns Bk, |~ As a rain mechanic Mr. Frank Mol- bourne, late of Canton, O., and now of Chey- cnne, Is literally out of sight. State Senator Keidris of that town, who is at the Palmer, is authority for this statement: I witnessed his first experiment,” said the senator to a reporter for the Times, *“‘and although I bavo no more idea than you have as to how it was done, I know that it rained just when he said it would, although only a few hours beforo tho shewer the sky was perfectly clear and the local signal service man suid there was no rain in sight any- where. Melbourne came to Choyenne ou the invitation of several prominent citizens, who got up a purse for the purpose. On the day of the experiment I witnessed thero were present veside myself a committeo of three, cousisting of President Gilchrist of tho Mel- rose National bank, ex-Governor Baxter and Perry Oregon, the big cattle man, Up till noon the sky was almost cloudless, Then it began to drizzle and by 1 o'clock it was pouring down. I had taken an umbrella along, more as a joke than anythie else, but T was 'very glad to put it up when Melbouruo's snower began to operate. Then the sky cloared again and Melbourne said: “In an bour and a half gentlemen, DIl give Yyou anotner shower," and sure enough about 2:30 it bogan to pour down heavier then it did before. When this was over we asked the signal service man bow nfuch rain had fallen, and he said an eighth of an inch. “All this while Melbourne was shut up in the loft of a barn in the suburbs where the experiment took place, All we saw of him was when ho stuck his head out of a window occasionally and anuounced the inundations. What necromantic arts he employs I haven't the remotest, idea, but I know that as weather prophot he beats anything 1 ever soen or heard of.” Pittsburg Wants No More Smoke. It would hurdly occur to the averago cit zen, perhaps, thit Chicago is a place to which a man would come 10 leara how to get rid of the smoke nuis Yet that is precisely tho mission of Mr. T. E. Sumnerof Pitts- burg, who is registored at tne Richelieu, Ho represents a number of large iron makers and other manufacturers of the erstwhile Smolky City, and is examining the patent smoke con- sumer which Cardinal Bemis employs in his furnaces, and expresses himself as very much pleased with it. Several smoke cousumers are now being used in Pitisburg, but none of thew quito combine the dogree of cheapness and utility desired. “Since the natural gas bogan to woaken,” said Mr. Sumner,” the manufacturers bave been casting about for some means of doing business without returning to the old order of things. Some are using a gas made by the injection of Ohio potroleum ~into superheated steam with considerable success. This gas can be made at about 10 cents per 1,000 and pro- duces a more intense heat thun coal. It re- quires quite an extensive plant for its manu- facture, however. Theolder factories which were not built with a view to its use, still employ coal. During the past five vears of pure atmosphere very strong sentiment has £rown up ugainst a return to the old condi- 1 of things which mado Pittsburg a by- word for uncleanness, and an ordinance com- pelling the use of smoke consumers where- ever smoke producing fuel is used, has been introduced in the councils of Pittsburg and Allegheny Uity, which will in all probability be passed and rigidly enforced. Natural gas is still uged for private dwelliug and costs 20 cents per 1,000 net.” Stratezic Value of the Canadian, According to Dr. Osborne, a prominent cit- izen of Shelbourne, Ont., the British govern- ment 1s getting very much interested in the Canadian Pacific as a means of transporta- tion in case of war, ‘“Pho experiment of sending muils to Eugland via the Canadian Pacific railway,” said be, “in which all rec- ords have been 'broken by u twenty-two day trip between Yokahama and Queenstown, is to be followed by another. A'body of Brit- ish troops is to be sent from India to England oy this route and the road is making prepara- tions to push them across the country at a very rapid gate. The_disturbanco over ine Dardanelles incident fas lent additional in- terest, in the mind of the_ imperial govern- ment, to the strategic advantages of this great transcontinental line. Of courso it a collision should ocour botween England and Russia the Suez canal would be one of the first points of attack, and if it should fall into the hands of the enemy or be rendered useless by dyunamite the quaen’s forces would have the Canadiau Pacific to fell back upon, California Democr:ts for Palmer. Commissioner McDondald of California thinks that the democrats of his state will give a big boost to Senator Palmer's presi- dential boom. “I am heartily in favor of a western man,” said Mr. McDonald, “and I don’t know of any man who would snit me so well as Senator Palmer. 1 have talked with 4 good many other demoorats and find that the Palmer seatiment, is attaining very re- spectable proportions in our state. Cleveland is very unpopular, not only on account of his position ou the silvor question but because ho ently turned the cold shoulder to us g his administration. Healways seemed 1o consider that we were outsiders.” A Great Year for Montana. Charles 5. Warren of Butte, a iurge mine owner and a member of the ' republican nu- tional commission, says the shutting down of the great copper mine at Auaconda has re- sulted in great activity in prospecting and much new and rich ore has been discovered. “Montana Was never o prosperous as it is today,” suid he, *and Butte is the livliest town In the counfry outside of Chicago. A million a month is paid out there now in wages alone. This has been u phenomenal vear for catile and Montana will not import hay from Nebraska and Towa as_she usually does. There will be sent out of the state this year $10,000,000 worth of cattle, 6,000,000 worth of wool and §50,000,000 worth of metals including copper.” Keeping an Eye on the Mormons. William J. Fennemore, a prominent mer- chant who was in the city vesterday on lis way cast, says that the professed disbandon- ment of the people’s party has procuced littlo or no effect upon the attitude of tho liberals, “There are a good many democrats aud good many republicans in Utah,” said he, “and in the course of timo they will no doubt form separate parties, but the tiwe has not come yet. The manifeste of the leaders of tho church in royard to the people's party was receivod with suspicion and largely from tho vory fact that it was apparently implicitly — obeyed. Men who had boen votng together and Aghting to- gethor for years suddenly announced their intention'of voting the straight dem- ocratic or tho straight, republicun tickot, as the case migtt be, and ostensibly went heart and soul into the republican and democratio parties. Kveryone with a littlo bit of ex- uce and “common sense knows that men's political opiuions don’t undergo such radical changes in a night. This is the view the liberals take of it, and thoy will keep to’ gether for a good while yet. The chief value of tho manifesto is that it gives tho younger eloment amoug the Mormons an excuse for afihating with thoe progressive eloment in the community ropresented by tho liberals, and they are taking advantage of it. Whon tho old:timers amoug the Mormons pass away and the generation now growing up takes hold of affairs, party lines will probably be formed us 1n other parts of the union, but until then necessity will koop the liborals to- gother, irrespective of belief on national is- sues. To Avold § Ailments, Driok Sotorlaa Ginger Alo—Excelsior Spriugs Co.'s. S Rl England's ¢ uture King. A correspondent of the Chicago News thus describes the appearance at the Dublin horse show of a prospective English king A good deal of excitement was occasioned SUNDAY PTEMB - by thoe arrival unexpe fedly of the duke of Claronce, son of tHS\Pringe of Wales And futuro king of Eneland. Prinoe “‘Collars and Cuffs,” ns ho is oMM, is undoubtediy the chief of London’s daties, and the ladies wero all on tho tintoe of aypeotion to s0e him. ~ He has taken over to knsland a wardrobe of appalling dimensions, and all were curions to note how ho would tupn out under such de- prossing atmosphorie egnditions. At the Dublin oo show the bazgy Enplish riding breeches are worn oy all who desiro to be fashionabie or “*horsoy,”” but to a stranger the wearers look almost ludicrous in theso inflated nether garments bullooned out under short jackets and then stuffed into tho tightest of leggings o hunting boots. The Irish viceroy, Lard Zetland, came in- cognito in a close cacriage with an escort of two mounted policemen, The lord-lieutenant wore a low hat, broeches and leggings, but they were almost concealod beneath the long waterproof which enveloped him. The coming king, however, was evidently determined to rise to the occasion, and he appeared attired in tho most gorgeous apparel Ho wore a small round hat of the most ap- proved dude pattern. His snowy collar was of such dimensions that how he managed to move his neck was a mystery. The amplo folds of alarge blue spowted butterfly necktie appeared prominently outside his tightly buttoned overcoat—a loud yellow cloth gar- ment of the most approved English pattorn His hugh baggy looking breeches were of a large glaring check material and stuffed into yellow gaiters, Ou his hands were a pair of anary-colored kid gloves, and ho carried lLightly between bis fingers a light, dappe: little cane, Altogether he preson:ed a spect- aclo not s00n to be forzotten. okl ih SOME LEADING WOMEN, Graco Greenwood emphatically denies the report thut she is blind, and says that she can still read her title clear to more good for- tune than has ever yet come her way. Lily Irene Jackson, *lady manager” of the Columbian_exposition tor West Virginia, tooled & p: officials ouy to Jackson Chicago, 1 a gorgeous tally-ho the Miss Charlotte Higains, who carried off the honors at the entrance examinations to the University of London, is a Scoteh girl 20 years old. More thaa 1,000 students passed the examination . Miss Marion Foster, a nieco of Secretary Foster, is endeavoring to put._in her histori- cal picture for the world's fair at Chicago subjects for every state in the union. She is kuown as the ‘little invalid vrtist."” Miss Leale, the Guernsey lady who won the prize at the National Rifle association at Bisley the other day, has been successful in obtaining another ono at the Jersey National Rifio association’s three duys' meeting, which took place last week “The fauthor of “The Leavenworth Caso,” born Anna Katherine Green, is now Mrs. arles KKohlfs and the mother of two chil- 1, Sho wroto her detective story to got a hearing for her poems. She is still known, however, as ‘“‘the author of ‘The Leaven: worth Case. " Mrs. Annio Besant is the feminine Chaun- cey Depew of after-dinner oratory in Eng- land. Her voice is clear and melodious, and nee mental grasp of the subject under discus- sion is remarkable, Her great speech at Winchester hall in_her own defense beforo the chief justice of England won the admira- tion of the queen’s attorney genoral. Nine young western heiresses, says the New York Telegram, have mude their advent into Now York to attend fashionable board- ing schools. Now thata relative from the Pacitic slope of the social potentate of the 40) is at the head of one of tho fashionable schools, many daughters of the west are com- iug on to be properly “finished.” Mrs. J. Sloan Fassett, wife of the republi- cau candidate for governor of New York, is an attractive woman. She is highly magnetic and wins friends with _an easo that is won- derful. She does not laok an hour older than her 2 years, and it am#zes a stranger to be told that she is the mother of six children. Mrs. Fassott was Jeunio Crocker, daughter of the California millionaire. ~Sho is worth several millions of dollars in her own right. Her home in Elmira is & charming one, Millard Fillmore's sister, Mrs, Julia F. Harris, who died lately in San Francisco, thus addresses her son ju hor will: “I shall be no less your mother on the spirit side of life than now. My lave.will bring mo near you to suggest, impress and encourage you in the fulfilment of cvery honest obligation and duty, and I rely on yoil to raward my fondest expectations by a 1aithful discharge of all the trusts T have put in your hands.” Murs. Har- vis 1ived with her brother in thoe white house at one time, The Boston *Farmers’ Almanack” for 1836 thus describes the farmer's girl of that day : “Give mo of “your ruddy farmer's daughters, who thinks more of the vellow harvest's mbundance than of the spring posies—a good, buxom country lass, who kuows how 10 boil a potato and can tell a meuly chenango from a blue nose; one that can make good brown bread and is aever afraid to b seen in the dough. Our genuine farmer girl is modest, but_has no affectation. She affects not to 'be. delighted with the effluvium of a marigold nor to be disgusted at the sight of a cow. She can make butter as well as oat it. She can ride a trotting pony without beiug strapped on: and, though she never cuta_pigeon-wing or whirled in the mazyoti_ on, yet she can leap a fence likea ' foxhound ana dance good old ‘Rural Felicity to & charm.” e FAME AND FORTUNE'S FAVORITES. Georgia's tribute to the momory of Editor Graay, a bronze monument, will be unveiled at Atlanta, October 21. L. Clarke Davis, the managing _editor of tho Philadelphia Ledger, has taken high rank a3 a writer of short stories. Captain Hawley Smart, the celebrated wri- ter of sporting uovels. is an old soldibr who won his spurs in the Crimen. Russell Sage carries sixty-four curious coins for luck. one of the most precious is a penny that ho found in his boyhood. He would not part with _these coins fora (rail- way) prince’s ransom. William B. McCreery, United States consul at Valparaiso, Chill, is a Michigan man who served with credit during the civil war. Ho was one of the few who succecded in escap- 1ng from Libby prison. Dom Pedro, the ex-omporor of Brazil has not loft his rooms at Vichy for some woeks. The chroric heart diseaso from which be suf- fors is now complicated by a stato of pro- found melancholy from which it is impos- siblo to arouse him. The energetic young man who euabled the New York Herald 10 score one of the biggest ““beats” known in the newspaper world, by means of his capital story of the result of the Chilian iusuvrection, is & Mr. Wolff, who is 4 reporter on the stafl of a'uewspapor in Sau Francisco. A. M. Keiley, whom President Clovelend appointed as American 1opresentative in the Egvptian international court, aftor Rome and Vienna aeclined to recotve him as Amer- ican minister, isat homo in Virginia just now, lecturing of thelant of the pyramids for charitablo purposes. Robert T. &, Lowall, @, brother of the late James Russell Lowelf, gud himsell a writor of high rank (bost kudwy, perhaps, by his *New Priest in Conception Bay"), is still liviag at the age of 75 years. He (s confined to his homo ln Schenoctaay by iliness, how- over, a fact that explajny his absence ' from his brother’s funeral, . , MJames Whitcomb Riley seoms to have made @ most agrecable impression wherover he went in Londou. He,was the espocial pro- toge of the aristocratipSuavage club, whuse mombers foted bim for weeks. Henry Irving introduced the poet inpy'soveral of the most fasbionable London deawing rooms, whore he delighted the guests by reciting some of of his pooms, One of the historic éhhracters of the west is Geueral P. J. Counopef Salt Luke. Ho is now a retiring aud wwther soft-spoken old gentloman, yot in the early sixties thore was no more flory and impetuous commander in the country. In those days, when Indians were hostilo and Mormous rebeilious, he com- manded the district of the plains and was u brave ana valiant leader. Willilam R. Hearst, the owner of the fa yacht Vamooso and of the San Francis wminer, 18 vory much like his father, Sena- tor George Hearst. He is tall, abour years of age, has big blue eyos and ® light mustache. e 1s a very reuring man and notan oasy map to approach, but whon known is very genial companion. He is very fond of & fast yacht and races just for glory. He nevor buts o cent. tnformation Kree. Do yon know that auy old sore or out can bo absolutely curod by tne intelligont uso of Haller's Barbod Wire Liniment: Be merci- ful to your horse aud try it. IR 20, 1891 |OMAHA MEN WERE SHUT OUT Vory Peculiar Mothods of Awarding Oon- traots for Doing State Work, MR, MOSHER CAPTURED HIS SHARE OF IT, n This Case a Low Lump Bid Was Rejected for Piece Contracts at a Much Greater Cost. Some of the state officors have adopted ways of their owa for handling the public fund and letting pubiic contracts. Last winter the legislature appropriated the sum of §16,000 for improving the grounds about the State university building at Lin- coln. Of this sum it was contomplated that tho grounds would bo eraded down, a st walk laid aud some driveways built. Shortly after tho appropriation was made, the Board of Regents declared in favor ot the improve- ments. Last July Superintendent Chowin propared the plans aud specitications for grading down the east sideof the campus, laying a stone walk on tho south and west sides, another walk from the south line of the campus to the building, a driveway from the north, with a fence around the whole. The specifications provided that the contractor should furnish all work and material required to complete the antire fob to the entire satis- faction of the superintendent and the whole to be performed under his dircetions. The grading was to be done in the usual mauuer, but the driveway was to have been filied with large broken stone to the depth of six inches, thoroughly rolled. ~After that ttere was to have hoen a coatof broken stone and gravel six inches in thickness, crushed into place, presenting a perfectly smooth roadway, with the crown six inches above the sides. The sidewalks were to have been of dressod stone, three inches in thickness. 1t was upon these specifications that the Hoard of Regents invited bids. Knowing that the voard had invited bids on the entire job, J. W. Furnas & Son of this city, sub- mitted the following, and paid no more at- tention to the matter until a few days beforo the award was made urd of Regents. U ersity of Nebrasks lemen: Wo will do the work contemplated fications furnished us, f 1rivews alks ut the Unive ncoln, state of Nebraska, 10 position No. 1—Using Gilfillan natural g stono from old quarry, as per sample rked No. 1, for $7,800,00. nposition No. 2—Using Gilfillan natural O new auarry, as per sample murked for $4,15),00. position No. 3—Using Cleveland (Bere for #0.063.00, uding of g y plans and ifications. On the east side, where the ot 18 not paved have fizured ou un stablished erade s given by the engineor of thee ches of sand for n bed for entand the Joints common i all first 1t would lessen our proposition in each case 8150, The stone to be used for eurb | be the snme quality as sample marked 2. The stone used in driye-way will be itte River lime stone, We will construct a drive-way using 4-inch Gllfillen flag stone, laid on i gool bed of sand, all joints closely fitted and grouted with ocement composed of one part Portland cement and two parts clean sharp sand. No stone ssed smalier than is designated in spociic tion for walks; dimensions and plan the same as shown on the plans for the me price as the ono contemplated in plans und specifica- tions. Wo will furnish o guaranteo bond that this worl wiil remain in perfect condition for one year. July 10, Messrs, Furnas & Son received a letter from D. C. Mosher of Lincoln, who wrote as follows “Since we fizured on the university work, T find a little less cut on the east siae and ta ing all in consideration, think we can figuro i cents. Muke your nd $0) for sodding, and ider this s a proposition between us. Not having had any dealings with Mosher, and not considering “him a party in_interest, 1o attention was paid to his communication. A fow days later when the bids opened, tho Messrs. Kurnas learned that they stood no show of getting any of the contract. Not- withstanding ~ the fact that the board had asked for bids for doiug the whole of the work, Lincoln contractors wero onhand with bids for the work that suited thom best. Contractor Buckstaff had a bid for a brick covered driveway, something that was not mentioned in the specifications and to him the contract was awarded at §2,500, while if constructed accordine to specifications it would have cost but §1,800. Mosher bid ou the sidewalk, the grading aud sodding. He was let out'on the sido- walk, but got_the balance, the grading aud sodding at 2,570, The Bandera stone people, who have a res- ident agent at Lincoln, who' is a brother-in- law of the county judgo, bid $4,025 on rough Bandera stone, and had no trouble about- walking away with that portion of tha con- tract. The peculiar thing abopt the whols trans- action was that the Omala men were the only contractors who bid on the work in a lump. To thew it looked as though it was a put up scheme, not only to freeze them out, but to get anice littio slice of state money to divide up among Lincoln contractors, The figures bear out the statement. Tuking the brick in the drivoway, at thy usual price, $1.65 per yard, the 1,110 yards would have cost §1,821, but it was given to Buckstoff at $2.500. The city of Lincoln contracts for the lay- ing of Bandera sandstone at 18 cents por square foot, but in tnis sidewalk the state paid for it at the rate of 2 s, and the rought articlo at that. 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